Christopher Ralph

Chris is THW's senior draft/prospect analyst and a Managing Editor. Watch for "The Next Ones" Prospect Profile series, exclusive rankings, mock drafts, as well as the annual THW NHL Entry Draft Guide. Follow @ChrisRalphYQ on Twitter as he infiltrates, dissects and analyzes all happenings of hockey prospects and the NHL entry draft. Email: cralph[at]thehockeywriters[dot]com

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December 27th, 2016The Windy City Draft
What if the 2017 NHL entry draft took place today? While the actual draft takes place June 23–24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago, The Next Ones Holiday Edition Mock Draft forecasts what might go down if the draft were to be held now.
The Perils of Mock Draft Creation
Why even bother to go through the...

July 27th, 2016by Eldon MacDonald (edited by Chris Ralph)
This is an in-depth look at the NHL's Central Division's team's:
Top 15 prospects
2016 NHL Draft team grades
Impact prospects by team
Sleeper prospects
Under 21 players
2016 NHL Draft results compared to rankings
Stats from last season for all of the above
The...

July 25th, 2016Hand-crafted specially for fantasy hockey junkies, although certainly not exclusive to.
The following rankings are based on a prospect’s pure offensive potential. Goalies get no love here. Apologies to the vital guardians of the goal, but your potential is just too monumentally difficult to predict from a fantasy armchair GM’s...

July 4th, 2016Why even bother go through the futile task of mock-draft creation? Given there is a complete season yet to be played, eligible players’ stocks will rise and fall, as will NHL teams' placement in the standings. It is admittedly intriguing this far out to envision where teams may slot in for the 2017 draft and which...

July 3rd, 2016Goodbye Buffalo. Hello Chicago.
With the highly touted, talent laden 2016 NHL entry draft now in the rear view mirror, it’s time to switch focus to the intriguing 2017 draft class which has the makings of a deep one. There will undoubtedly be plenty of jockeying for position amongst the eligible prospects with offseason training...

June 27th, 2016The 2016 NHL draft is now in the books. Auston "Powers" Matthews officially landed in T-Dot. The Fab Finns, Patrik Laine and Jesse Puljujarvi, landed in Winnipeg and Edmonton, respectively. Pierre-Luc Dubois did break up the Finnish landing party, with Puljujarvi unexpectedly being skipped over by the Finnish heavy brass of the Columbus...

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